Information for patients
What to bring to the hospital?
For planned admission to the General Teaching Hospital in Prague, visit the clinic or department of the clinic. Here, the procedures for admission to the hospital will be performed. You must come within the time period specified by your doctor or doctor. other medical staff.
Bring with you:
- identity card,
- health insurance card,
- recommendations for hospitalization,
- the results of your examinations,
- in case of planned surgery the results of necessary preoperative examinations,
- contact your attending physician,
- contact address and telephone number for family members or close relatives,
- the medicines you are taking (in the original package or their list and dosage),
- confirmation of incapacity for work (if it was issued to you before hospitalization),
- toiletries and personal needs,
- slippers,
- pajamas, nightgown, event. home wear (hospital wear may be required in some cases)
- bathrobe,
- book, magazine,
- mobile phone (mobile phones may interfere with some medical devices, so please consult the staff in the department in each case),
- personal medical aids (hearing aid, crutches, sticks, etc.).
We do not recommend carrying larger sums and valuables to the hospital. However, if you carry valuable items (jewelry, large sums of money or important documents), you can store the valuables through a nurse in a so-called hospital deposit.
NOTICE: never leave valuable items in your rooms unattended.
Admission to the hospital
Upon admission, your doctor will examine you and provide you with all important information regarding your medical condition. It will inform you about planned examinations and possibilities of surgical treatment, but also about possible complications. During hospitalization, your doctor will keep you informed about your medical condition and about the next course of treatment.
Your doctor will only provide information about your medical condition to those persons that you define when signing “Consent to Hospitalization and Information”.
Medical staff at the appropriate department will assign you a bed, you will be acquainted with the premises, operation of the department and house rules. At each department you have the opportunity to become acquainted with patients' rights, menus, etc.
Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the hospital!
Signatures of documents
Consent to hospital admission
Each patient signs "Acceptance to hospital". For children, their legal representatives sign their consent to be admitted to the hospital. In the case of unconscious or incapacitated patients, hospitalization is handled according to the applicable legal standards.
In some cases the patient's instruction and consent to surgery, anesthesia, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
The doctor will always inform you about the course and possible complications of the planned procedure before signing the consent. If you do not agree with the planned performance, it signs a dissenting opinion (reverse).
Eating in hospital
Your doctor will determine the most appropriate diet for you to eat at the General Teaching Hospital. Always consult your attending physician or a nutritional therapist about how to enrich your diet. The food you bring is stored in the ward in refrigerators designed exclusively for patients.